Parola railway station

Railway station in Hattula, Finland

61°03′00″N 024°21′58″E / 61.05000°N 24.36611°E / 61.05000; 24.36611Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure AgencyOperated byVR GroupLine(s)Riihimäki–Tampere railwayPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 (with platforms)
3 (in total)ConstructionArchitectBruno GranholmOther informationStation codePrlClassificationOperating point^[1]HistoryOpened22 June 1876 (1876-06-22)^[2]Passengers200815,000 ^[3] Services

Preceding station	VR commuter rail			Following station
Hämeenlinna towards Helsinki		R		Iittala towards Tampere

Location
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The Parola railway station (Finnish: Parolan rautatieasema, Swedish: Parola järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Hattula, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Parola. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Iittala in the north and Hämeenlinna in the south.

Services

Parola is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Hämeenlinna–Tampere. Southbound trains toward Hämeenlinna, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere use track 3. Track 2 has no platform and is only used by long-distance trains that pass through the station.

References

^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 98. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.